Our apple and plum trees are so laden with fruit the branches are hanging down with the weight. This is always a mystery, why some years produce such a bonanza. This past spring was cold and wet, which usually means fewer pollinators when the trees bloom. Go figure.
Anyway, we cut off some of the plum branches hanging over the sidewalk to reduce temptation. A waste of fruit, but we have more than we need. The last thing we want is people climbing on the new fence to get at it-- this has happened before.
The little sprinkle of rain was nice, but our yard is still dry as dust. Washington has the driest conditions in almost 130 years and they issued a drought advisory for the entire state.
The Methow River is considerably below normal for this time of year, flowing below the 10th percentile. In fact, the river has been running low since the end of May, which was exceptionally hot, melting the mountain snow all at once in that rather thrilling gusher. Everything in the foreground of this photo was under deep running water.
As I've said before, remarkable how the shoreline was basically unchanged when it subsided, except for a fresh layer of sand.
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